Winning Independence

____________ came from Poland to help the Continental Army and famously helped create and design the plans for the fort at West Point.

• Tadeusz Kosciuszko

• Marquis de Lafayette

• Friedrich Wilhelm Von Steuben

• Bernardo de Galvez

The agreement signed to officially in the war in ________ was called the Treaty of Paris.

• 1783

• 1781

• 1776

• 1775

______________ was the British general who surrendered at Yorktown.

• Charles Corwallis

• William Howe

• Thomas Gage

• John Burgoyne

Why did the British decide to move the fighting to the South?

• They hoped to defeat the Continental Army in the South before French help could arrive.

• They felt the the Continental Army in the North was unbeatable.

• The South was all they had left to conquer and the war would be over.

• They wanted to take over all of the plantations in the South to use the slaves as their own soldiers.

What country officially joined the the war with the Americans by sending soldiers and ships and helped defeat the British?

• France

• Germany

• Spain

• Italy

What was the last MAJOR battle of the Revolutionary War?

• The Battle of Trenton

• The Battle of Bunker Hill

• The Battle of Saratoga

• The Battle of Yorktown

Why did Washington's troops at Valley Forge regain confidence in the Spring of 1778?

• More horses were ordered from Holland.

• The weather became warmer and the snow melted.

• Baron Von Steuben began training and gave them pride.

• France sent supplies to Valley Forge

Why was Francis Marion called the "swamp fox"?

• Because he lived in a camp near a swamp

• Because he grew up in South Carolina

• Because he liked to eat alligator

• Because his band of soldeiers were known for quick attacks

Why was Yorktown successful for the Patriot army?

• Because the peninsula flooded and sank British ships

• Because Washington brought fresh troops

• Because it was a land and sea operation that trapped the British army

• Because the British were let down by the Loyalists

What two conditions were determined for the newly formed United States through the peace treaty, the Treaty of Paris? Pick 2

• That America was independent of England.

• That George Washington is now the new king.

• That King George could still rule the United States at a later time.

• The borders were set and agreed upon.